玻璃缸 (bō li gāng) — glass jar or tumbler

Definition

noun
glass jar or tumbler
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 玻璃缸。
    Wǒ xǐ huan yòng bō li gāng zhuāng shuǐ guǒ.
    I like to use a glass jar to store fruit.
  • 玻璃缸。
    Tā dǎo le yì bēi shuǐ zài bō li gāng lǐ.
    He poured a glass of water into the tumbler.
  • 玻璃缸。
    Zhè ge bō li gāng shì yòng lái fàng shuǐ guǒ de.
    This glass jar is for putting fruit in.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

玻璃glass
玻bō璃lí

A 缸 made of 玻璃; a glass jar.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
王Written in full as玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
离
Same sound today

In 璃, the left side 王 is jade, written in full as 玉, and the right side 离 gives the sound lí.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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